Find credentials using AWS AMIs

Option 1: Find credentials by checking the System Log on the AWS Cloud Console (EC2)

IMPORTANT: The application password is only available in the system log for the first 24 hours after you first start the instance. We strongly recommend that you note it down immediately on the first boot and save it in a safe place, as you will be unable to access the instance console without it. We also recommend that you change it as soon as possible for security reasons.

The following video shows you the process to obtain the application credentials on the AWS Cloud Console (EC2):

The application password is randomly generated during the first boot. This password can be viewed as follows:

The “Application Info” section in the left panel contains the credentials for your instance. The password is hidden by default but will be displayed in plain text when the “Show” button, adjacent to the password input, is clicked.

Find credentials using Amazon Lightsail

The following video shows you the process to obtain the application credentials in Amazon Lightsail:

Administrator username

The application username depends on the application. You can find the application username as follows:

Log in to the AWS Console. From the Amazon Web Services menu, select the Lightsail service and choose the server you wish to obtain credentials for.

On the server detail page, find the application username in the “Connect using your own SSH client” section:

Administrator password

The application password is randomly generated during the deployment process and stored in a file on the server. This password can be viewed as follows:

Log in to the AWS Console. From the Amazon Web Services menu, select the Lightsail service and choose the server you wish to obtain credentials for.

On the server detail page, click the “Connect using SSH” button.

This will initiate a secure SSH connection to the server console in a new browser window. You should see something like this:

At the server console, run the command cat bitnami_application_password. This will display the administrative password. Here’s an example:

How to find database credentials?

Database username

If you started a server (for example, MongoDB or similar) that isn’t a Web application server or your application includes a database server, you can use the default administrator user to log in to the database (for example, root). In the table below you will find the username for the most popular databases: